British warship warned Iranian forces against seizing tanker
A British warship radioed an Iranian patrol boat to warn against interfering with the Stena Impero as the oil tanker passed through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a recording obtained by Reuters.
Iran’s Zarif calls for ‘prudence and foresight’ as tensions mount
Iran’s top diplomat said on Sunday that only “prudence and foresight” could alleviate tensions between his country and Britain after Tehran’s seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker.
Japan ruling bloc to keep simple majority in upper house, may get 2/3- NHK exit poll
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling bloc will keep a solid majority in parliament’s upper house in Sunday’s election and has a shot, together with allies, at keeping the two-thirds majority needed to keep his dream of revising the pacifist cons…
UK finance minister to quit over no-deal Brexit if Johnson become PM
British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Sunday he would resign if Boris Johnson became prime minister because he felt unable to support a leader happy to take the country out of the European Union without a deal.
Factbox: Key facts and numbers to watch in Japanese election
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, the Komeito party, look set to retain a solid majority in parliament’s upper house in Sunday’s election, media surveys show.
Air France to keep flying to Cairo
Air France is maintaining its flights to Cairo, a spokesman for the airline said on Sunday, following the decision by rivals British Airways and Lufthansa to suspend flights to Egypt’s capital over security concerns.
Future relationship with EU can be changed, Ireland’s Coveney tells new UK PM
The European Union would be willing to change parts of the political declaration, or agreement on a future relationship with Britain, when the new British prime minister is elected, Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney said on Sunday.
One wildfire remains active in central Portugal, 800 firefighters mobilized
More than 800 firefighters battled on Sunday one wildfire sweeping across central Portugal after being able to control two other blazes that prompted authorities to partially evacuate a village and left 20 people injured, one of them in a serious condi…
Iran warns UK against escalating tensions, says crew of seized ship safe
Iran’s ambassador to Britain warned against escalating tensions on Sunday as a UK official declined to rule out sanctions in response to Tehran’s seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker.
Iran says tanker incidents have not impacted its oil exports: SHANA
Iran’s oil minister, Bijan Zanganeh, said on Sunday that the country’s oil exports had not been impacted so far by the recent tanker incidents in the Gulf.
